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Tunic
12+ albums
noise rockpost-punkpost-hardcorepunk rockcanada
about
Tunic was born of spite in– formed after founder David Schellenberg was told he “wasn’t good enough” for another band leading to a subsequent decision to follow his own path. From there, Tunic sought out a sound inspired by the melodic approaches of Quicksand and Superchunk, venom and heartache in Converge and controlled chaos behind Botch. Since their 2016 debut 7”, Tunic have criss-crossed the globe relentlessly, zigging and zagging as part of more than a dozen jaunts in North America and Europe while logging shows with a varied lot like Ken Mode, Single Mothers and even Hank Wood and the Hammerheads. Tunic’s touring bloodlust eventually conjured a debut LP in 2019, Complexion and not surprisingly, the band followed its release with eleven weeks of touring. ABOUT TUNIC SWEDEN: Check stalverk.se ABOUT TUNIC UK: From an old and early biog: The concept of Tunic started when Mark (ex Kid) contacted Brian (of Pinner and ex Tearing Room) and Jonathan (of Pinner and Cooper) after witnessing what he would later describe as "The Greatest Band I've ever seen." The band in question was Cooper who, after a name change, were to join Tunic as Starbuck on their debut single. After lengthy discussions, and the submission of a demonstration cassette by Mark, Brian decided to join forces with him and Jonathan volunteered to help out on drums. The initial line-up was completed by Emily Sloan who would play keyboards. Mark and Brian shared the songwriting, quickly established a reasonabl
